slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
originally; by nature; from the start
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
moaning; muttering; complaining
to complain; to make a complaint
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness